Love the Greensboro idea and I really hope Atlanta bids again and gets one this time. The hardest part about getting the event to new places, it seems, is getting those places to bid. It can make all the sense in the world to hold the tournament somewhere, but if they don't bid it won't happen.
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Bingo, many people just don't seem to understand that and throw out potential sites based on their point of view. If a city has no interest on bidding to host the NCAAs we can talk about it forever but it will NEVER happen.
If you can, send me some places and things to do amigo! Thanks for the tip, Charleston seems like a great town.
Atlanta and Nashville would both be excellent choices. Atlanta with ease of transportation and lots to do (though more in Midtown than near the arena), Nashville with a lot more to do at the arena -- the arena doors open up right onto the bar district of Broadway.
Last week I was in St. Louis, and I could do without ever returning. Had a few good meals but otherwise very thankful I didn't pay for the trip. The scene in Vacation where the Griswolds get their car stripped while they're in it ... that would've been one of the nicer areas in the city. I understand it's convenient for our midwest friends, still, ugh.
Last week I was in St. Louis, and I could do without ever returning. Had a few good meals but otherwise very thankful I didn't pay for the trip. The scene in Vacation where the Griswolds get their car stripped while they're in it ... that would've been one of the nicer areas in the city. I understand it's convenient for our midwest friends, still, ugh.
The old section is a must--lots of ways of doing that. There are also a ton of great restaurants. If you like seafood it's all over the place. Good Cajun and "Low Country" cooking. Personally I love shrimp & grits (and I grew up in PA!).
Lots of good places in St Louis. Just to name a few: West port plaza, Laclede's landing, Soulard area, etc. Sorry you feel the way you do.
Doubt it...not sure Carver is big enough, and I am almost certain the Cedar Rapids airport (just to use one infrastructure example) isn't big enough.
I enjoyed my dinner in Soulard. There were some hipsters around in daylight, but the streets were deserted when the sun went down. The owner insisted on walking me to my car, even though I was parked directly in front. This was just before 9 pm.
The Hill was nice. The Bosnian section of Bevo Mill in south St. Louis was doable -- though its best restaurant (Grbic) is on the literally on the other side of the tracks (and in what's now a decidedly non-Bosnian section). Clayton is nice. I didn't get to Westport, because it's further out than Clayton.
Downtown wasn't bad, but it struck me as non-residential, an area that clears out at night, except everyone clears out to the suburbs -- thinking Indy without Broad Ripple, or Dallas without Deep Ellum or Greenville. I'll probably return before too long -- my employer has a major office there. But there's little chance of me ever paying to go, unless I'm driving thru to get somewhere else. Too many nicer places with more to do.
The Hill was nice. The Bosnian section of Bevo Mill in south St. Louis was doable -- though its best restaurant (Grbic) is on the literally on the other side of the tracks (and in what's now a decidedly non-Bosnian section). Clayton is nice. I didn't get to Westport, because it's further out than Clayton.
Downtown wasn't bad, but it struck me as non-residential, an area that clears out at night, except everyone clears out to the suburbs -- thinking Indy without Broad Ripple, or Dallas without Deep Ellum or Greenville. I'll probably return before too long -- my employer has a major office there. But there's little chance of me ever paying to go, unless I'm driving thru to get somewhere else. Too many nicer places with more to do.
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My friend has a great wing shack and indoor/outdoor bar restaurant. It's where the PSU Alumni chapter meets for games on saturdays in the fall as well called d.d. peckers. His parents are PSU grads and he grew up in PA as well. Place is covered in Eagles/Phillies/Flyers/Sixers garb.... Great place to hang and enjoy Charleston. I also like touring some of the plantations as well.
It cracks me up when I hear people complaining about the trip to Hershey for states. First, I drive 3.5-4 hours each way for a PSU dual meet in State College. So I start with very little sympathy. Second, take a gander at New Jersey, which has its tournament in Atlantic City, which is close to almost no one in NJ. You've got it easy in PA, trust me. PS - I long for the days of the NJ tournament in Princeton at Jadwin Gym, which was a convenient location for almost everyone in NJ. Plus, I get to think back to seeing the NCAA tournament there in 1981, which just boggles my mind, given the state of affairs at Nationals these days. Walking up and buying tickets in a venue holding 7500 people. Ahhhhhhh.
CHA is considerably larger than the Giant Center in Hershey, however, it would be a VERY expensive trip for all of wrestlers, fans, etc.
I'll give some sympathy to folks from Erie who have a 5-hr trip to Hershey the weekend after a 3.5-hr trip to regionals in Altoona.
But usually they're not the ones complaining -- usually it's people from State College who don't want to go 1.5 hrs.
NoVa Lion 1, Pirate 0...was thinking NCAA's for some reason.CHA is considerably larger than the Giant Center in Hershey, however, it would be a VERY expensive trip for all of wrestlers, fans, etc.
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